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Number op On the 31st May, 1881. Sheep, Cattle, and Rabbit Disteicts in Counties. Number of Owners owning under °~"2 Total No. of O O O O O .5 s Ownp-.'-a Lite-stock Returns, per Jensus, on 3rd April, 1881. 2 Is. On March. 31, 1882. Name and Addbess op Officer, and Appointments Held by him. Sheep. Cattle. Pigs. Horses. "Wellington Sheep District — Wairarapa Subdivisions (area 2,040,000 acres) — East Wairarapa West Wairarapa Wairahapa Rabbit District— Comprising the Counties of East and West Wairarapa. Wellington Subdivision (area 370,000 acres) — Hutt (together with the Islands of Kapiti, Mana, and Somes) Cattle District —Comprising the Counties of Hutt, and East and West Wairarapa. Cattle ISoard :— H. Bunny, Chairman, G. Beetham, C. Fhitrazyn, -Z?. J. Riddiford, and J. Taylor. Wellington .Rabbit District — Comprising the County of Hutt, and the Islands of Kapiti, Maua, and Somes. 24 140 6 29 13 23 20 24 11 6 14 3 4 1 92 226 459,545 278,741 570,983 201,415 17,268 ■20,614 634 4,876 1,766 4,200 5 1 21,800 1,950 Sutton, W. A. P., Masterfon, Sheep Insp Depy. Cattle Insp., Eabbit Insp., alec Ranger of Crown Lands, in charge. Drurmnond, J., Masterton, Sheep Insp. Depy. Cattle Insp., Eegistrar of Brands, Richardson, T. G., Wellington, Sheep Insp., Depy. Cattle Insp., Rabbit Insp. Registrar of Brands, also Ranger oi Crown Lands, in charge. Mackenzie, W., Wellington, Sheep. Insp. Depy. Cattle Insp. Michie, T., M.R.C.V.S.E., Wellington Depy. Cattle Insp. {honorary). 133 80 15 11 191 109,924 123,285 13,648 6,183 2,909 Wanganui Subdivision (area 2,434,000 acres) — Wanganui Patea Hawera MangitiJcei Subdivision (area 1,661,000 acres) — Rangitikei Manawatu 109 67 9 54 22 10 35 23 3 10 6 2 4 212 118 24 162,308 74,887 18,852 194,771 } 91,503 30,244 42,103 4,789 4,376 4,166 4,389 9 flO 14,096 10,518 4,800 Scaife, W. A., Wanqanui, Sheep Insp.. Depy. Cattle Insp., Registrar of Brands. 114 152 38 38 29 21 13 10 2 3 1 1 197 225 158,637 144,286 182,217 137,226 18,837 27,585 2,314 6,881 2,759 3,536 Simpson, R. K., Marion, Sheep Insp.. Registrar of Brands, in charge. Simpson., W., JFoxton, Sheep. Insp. Wanganfi Cattle District — Comprising theCounties of Wanganui, Patea, Eangitikei, and Manawatu. Cattle Board :— New- Plymouth Sheep Distbict (area 1,631,000 acres)— Taranaki Hately, W., Ifew Plymouth, Sheep Insp.. Depy. Cattle Insp., Registrar of Brands. 71 77 12,559 14,368 21,475 6,187 3,108